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12/12/2023

2. Jane Eyre Still shot from 1943 film adaptation of Jane Eyre with text, “If anyone asks me how you treated me, I’ll say you are bad, hard-hearted and mean.” Down some internet rabbit hole, I saw the title Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice. I will read almost anything about Jane Eyre, and when a quick browse revealed that…...

2. Jane Eyre Still shot from 1943 film adaptation of Jane Eyre with text, “If anyone asks me how you treated me, I’ll say you are bad, hard-hearted and mean.” Down some internet rabbit hole, I saw …

11/10/2023

July, the month when the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, was passed, is Disability Pride Month. Today, it's not July, but every month is an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. Things many of us expect (sort of) now, like accessible public buildings and public transportation, only came about thanks to the tenacious activism of people with disabilities and their allies....

July, the month when the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, was passed, is Disability Pride Month. Today, it’s not July, but every month is an opportunity to honor the history, achievem…

09/05/2023

I'm not much of a collector, but for the past twenty years or so I've been collecting chronic illnesses on my way to the big dirt nap. As a lifelong asthmatic who spent way too much of the first thirty years of my life hospitalized, I had experience with illness. But then in my forties came hepatitis C, arthritis, kidney disease, and fibromyalgia....

I’m not much of a collector, but for the past twenty years or so I’ve been collecting chronic illnesses on my way to the big dirt nap. As a lifelong asthmatic who spent way too much of …

11/06/2022

Have there always been mean girls, or was that an invention of the 1990's? Based on my reading habits, I'd say the mean girls have been with us for centuries, from Becky Sharp (no relation!) to the Heathers in Daniel Waters' film of the same name to Regina George in Tina Fey's film, Mean Girls. Kristine Langley Mahler's essay collection, …...

Have there always been mean girls, or was that an invention of the 1990’s? Based on my reading habits, I’d say the mean girls have been with us for centuries, from Becky Sharp (no relat…

09/22/2022

Foreword's image for this interview, a mash-up of the book's cover, the author's photo, and a glimpse of New Orleans If you love New Orleans or want to visit there, check out C.W. Cannon's I Want Magic for an insider's take on what makes the city tick. As a young woman who grew up under New England's puritan Blue Laws, I found New Orleans' legal public drinking exotic....

Foreword’s image for this interview, a mash-up of the book’s cover, the author’s photo, and a glimpse of New Orleans If you love New Orleans or want to visit there, check out C.W.…

08/10/2022

Reading Jami Attenberg's memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You, I kept thinking it was unlike any memoir I'd ever read. Above all, it's a story of increasing dedication to the art of fiction, to an identity as a writer. Everything else is subordinate to her work, and everything else except family and friendships is transitory, even the idea of home....

Reading Jami Attenberg’s memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You, I kept thinking it was unlike any memoir I’d ever read. Above all, it’s a story of increasing dedication to the a…

08/08/2022

Lovely poem today from Stephen Kuusisto's blog

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05/18/2022

Jessica's clone comes calling in this fast-paced story of nature, nurture, and survival.

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10/07/2021

Two new poems at Mezzo Cammin: An Online Journal of Formalist Poetry by Women

Form is repetition I think this is my seventh appearance in Mezzo Cammin: An Online Journal of Formalist Poetry by Women. The journal was founded in 2006 by Kim Bridgford, a brilliant poet, teacher…

09/29/2021

Cover of Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur I loved this book for many reasons. The interweaving of folktales with real and imaginary life made me question my vision of reality. The physics angle made me question my vision of reality. It's well-plotted. The main characters are distinct, complex people I wanted to know about. The writing is fluid and rich in imagery....

Cover of Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur I loved this book for many reasons. The interweaving of folktales with real and imaginary life made me question my vision of reality. The physics angle made…

08/19/2021

Baby wearing a frilly outfit sitting in a barrel But big thanks to Marley Greiner for all the work she does to advance adoptee rights and to keep us informed about "Safe Haven Baby Box" efforts across the U.S.A. These boxes are, first of all, not necessary. Babies aren't being deposited left and right on people's doorsteps or park benches because their mothers can't stand the shame of giving birth....

Baby wearing a frilly outfit sitting in a barrel But big thanks to Marley Greiner for all the work she does to advance adoptee rights and to keep us informed about “Safe Haven Baby Box”…

06/23/2021

A sample letter to send off today Campaign Zero graphic representing 8 strategies for ending police violence Police departments, sheriff's offices, state troopers and highway patrol offices are administered at the municipal, county, or state level. Making detailed changes locally is often a swifter process than trying to change things at a national level. Goals like and can’t be achieved overnight....

A sample letter to send off today Campaign Zero graphic representing 8 strategies for ending police violence Police departments, sheriff’s offices, state troopers and highway patrol offices a…

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